March 8, 2019 | sumo special - The Japan Times...Sumo Techniques The Japan Sumo Association defines 82 kimarite (winning techniques) and five non-techniques (way to lose). Here are

Komatasukui: After unleashing a throw, grabbing the inside thigh of the oppo-nent’s near leg and lifting it up, sending him off balance.

Sukuinage: Extending an arm under the oppo-nent’s underarm while stepping aside and throwing him down to the ground without grabbing his mawashi.

Sumo TechniquesThe Japan Sumo Association defines 82 kimarite (winning techniques) and five non-techniques (way to lose). Here are eight techniques you may see during the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. For more techniques, stay tuned for future basho previews. SACHIKO ASUKA ILLUSTRATIONS

Oshidashi: Pushing the opponent on his chest, throat or underarms to force him out of the ring without holding his mawashi. One of the popular kimarite in sumo. If the opponent falls down, it is called oshitaoshi.

Ketaguri: Right after the start of a fight, sweeping the opponent’s inside ankle to throw him off-balance and forcing him down to the ground.

Susoharai: After unleashing a throw, sweeping the opponent’s ankle and pulling him down backward to the ground.

Yoritaoshi: Holding the opponent’s mawashi and forcing him backward to make him collapse out of the ring.

Uchimuso: Grabbing the knee of the opponent’s outside leg with the upper hand and twisting him down to the ground.

Chart introduction• Y = yokozuna, O = ozeki, S = sekiwake, K = komusubi, M = maegashira, J = juryo, r = rest days. • Records are shown as previous ranking, won, lost and rest days.

Sotomuso: Grabbing the knee of the opponent’s inside leg and twisting him down to the ground.

No. 9 IkioiIsenoumiOsaka (Oct. 11, 1986) M11, 9-6

No. 10 YagoOgurumaHokkaido (July 8, 1994) M13, 9-6

No. 11 MeiseiTatsunamiKagoshima (July 24, 1995) M12, 8-7

No. 12 Yoshikaze OgurumaOita (March 19, 1982) M5, 3-12

No. 13 KagayakiTakadagawaIshikawa (June 1, 1994) M12, 6-9

No. 14 ToyonoshimaTokitsukazeKochi (June 26, 1983) J5, 10-5

No. 15 KotoekoSadogatakeMiyazaki (Nov. 20, 1991) M15, 7-8

No. 16 YutakayamaTokitsukazeNiigata (Sept. 22, 1993) M14, 6-9

No. 1 KaiseiTomozunaBrazil (Dec. 18, 1986) M8, 10-5

No. 2 DaieishoOitekazeSaitama (Nov. 10, 1993) M7, 9-6

No. 3 NishikigiIsenoumiIwate (Aug. 25, 1990) M2, 7-8

No. 4 TochiozanKasuganoKochi (March 9, 1987) M1, 6-9

No. 5 ChiyotairyuKokonoeTokyo (Nov. 14, 1988) M6, 8-7

No. 6 OkinoumiHakkakuShimane (July 29, 1985) M4, 7-8

No. 7 AoiyamaKasuganoBulgaria (June 19, 1986) M5, 7-8

No. 8 AsanoyamaTakasagoToyama (March 1, 1994) M8, 8-7

東前頭 Maegashira East West Maegashira 西前頭No. 9 SadanoumiSakaigawaKumamoto (May 11, 1987) M11, 9-6

No. 10 ShohozanNishonosekiFukuoka (Feb. 9, 1984) M3, 5-10

No. 11 RyudenTakadagawaYamanashi (Nov. 10, 1990) M7, 6-9

No. 12 ChiyonokuniKokonoeMie (July 10, 1990) M15, 8-3, r-4

No. 13 TomokazeOgurumaKanagawa (Dec. 2, 1994) J4, 10-5

No. 14 TerutsuyoshiIsegahamaHyogo (Jan. 17, 1995) J1, 8-7

No. 15 IshiuraMiyaginoTottori (Jan. 10, 1990) J3, 9-6

No. 16 DaishohoOitekazeMongolia (Nov. 10, 1993) J1, 8-7

No. 17 ChiyoshomaKokonoeMongolia (July 20, 1991) M14, 6-9

No. 1 EndoOitekazeIshikawa (Oct. 19, 1990) M9, 9-15

No. 2 MyogiryuSakaigawaHyogo (Oct. 22, 1986) K, 5-10

No. 3 ShodaiTokitsukazeKumamoto (Nov. 5, 1991) M3, 7-8

No. 4 IchinojoMinatoMongolia (April 7, 1993) M1, 6-9

No. 5 OnoshoOnomatsuAomori (July 4, 1996) M6, 8-7

No. 6 AbiShikoroyamaSaitama (May 4, 1994) M10, 10-5

No. 7 TakarafujiIsegahamaAomori (Feb. 18, 1987) M10, 9-6

No. 8 KotoshogikuSadogatakeFukuoka (Jan. 30, 1984) M4, 6-9

MitakeumiDewanoumi

Nagano(Dec. 25, 1992)

K, 8-4, r-3

TakakeishoChiganoura

Hyogo (Aug. 5, 1996)

S, 11-4

TamawashiKataonamiMongolia (Nov. 16, 1984) S, 13-2

HokutofujiHakkakuSaitama (July 15, 1992)M2, 9-6

小結　Komusubi関脇Sekiwake

横綱Yokozuna

Kakuryu IzutsuMongolia (Aug. 10, 1985) Y, 2-4, r-9Kakuryu aims at stopping his four-basho drought since claiming his last Emperor’s Cup last May.

大相撲春場所番付表

HakuhoMiyagino

Mongolia (March 11, 1985) Y, 10 - 4 , r-1

The 41-time champion Hakuho has shown good shape during recent

warm-up practices.

TakayasuTagonoura

Ibaraki (Feb. 28, 1990) O, 9-6

Takayasu has yet to win the Emperor’s Cup despite double-digit victory totals in four of

his last 10 tournaments as ozeki.

TochinoshinKasugano

Georgia (Oct. 13, 1987) O, 0 -5, r-10

The Georgian ozeki suffered four straight losses due to a thigh injury and pulled out of

the New Year Basho.

GoeidoSakaigawaOsaka (April 6, 1986)O, 9-6 An Osaka native, Goeido is looking for his first championship in 15 tournaments.

横綱Yokozuna

大関 Ozeki

大関 Ozeki

Komusubi　小結関脇Sekiwake

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